This actually worked. All the edit boxes appear in the other user's account. So I guess it's something configured to just this account and not the actual InDesign files. I can't think of what would be causing it, though.
I suppose I could always just log in on that account if I need to use InDesign, but that seems like a hassle.
EDIT: I want to clarify that it didn't correct the problem on my primary user account, just the temporary one I had created to test with. I'm still interested in learning of a solution.